Dispatch Desk

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

By Kelby Newcomb

July 31

9:03 p.m. — A caller advised of a disturbance at an area hotel. The subject left before the officer arrived.

11:57 p.m. — A complainant came into the lobby of the police department to file a report on theft. She advised her purse had been taken out of her vehicle while she was at work in the evening. An officer spoke with her and took a report.

Aug. 1

5:54 a.m. — An officer responded to a residence to check for a possible trespasser.

10:15 a.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised of a 911 hangup. An officer responded and found a child was playing with the phone. All was well.

12:35 p.m. — A caller advised of an accident at a local shop. An officer responded and took a report.

3:46 p.m. — A male called the police station to advise his mother was dead in the bathtub. The incident is under investigation.

11:26 p.m. — A caller advised of an erratic driver coming into Eureka Springs on 23 North. An officer advised the vehicle never made it to the city limits.

Aug. 2

1:37 a.m. — A caller advised of a disturbance at a residence. An officer responded and spoke to the suspect, who advised he would leave the property.

6:42 p.m. — A subject called and was concerned about an aggressive post on Facebook from another subject. An aggressive post on Facebook? You don’t say!

10:44 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised of a 911 hangup at an area hotel. An officer responded and found it was a little girl playing with the phone.

Aug. 3

12:50 a.m. — A caller reported a resident at an apartment complex causing a disturbance. An officer responded and made contact with the suspect, who advised he would keep it down.

5:19 p.m. — A subject came into the police station to ask a question in reference to a neighbor dispute. He was referred to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office since it was out of Eureka Springs Police Department’s jurisdiction.

10:13 p.m. — A caller advised her identity had been stolen after she attempted to get a phone, and the store declined her purchase because of an outstanding account. She also advised of suspicious activity at her house.

Aug. 4

3:26 a.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised the complainant that had talked to a Eureka Springs officer earlier in the evening had called again and wanted an officer to come by. The complainant advised that she thought two people were in her apartment. An officer responded and checked the area. No one attempted to make contact, and the complainant would not answer the door.

6:35 a.m. — A complainant advised his vehicle was missing. He said the last time he had seen it was at 7 p.m. the previous night. An officer responded and took a report.

1:55 p.m. — Multiple complaints were received about loud music in the park. Officers made contact with a group in the park with a radio and with a group at an area restaurant. The group in the park turned the radio down. Both groups were checked with a sound meter, and both were brought down to within the allowed limits.

3:08 p.m. — An employee at an area business complained of a motorcycle that was parked in the middle of the loading zone. The employee advised the owner was coming out of an area restaurant yelling at anyone who attempted to park in the loading zone to unload. An officer made contact with the subject.

4:13 p.m. — A caller advised someone had trashed her apartment and she could hear them in the building. An officer responded. No report was taken. Someone trashed our apartment, too, and now they’re sitting on our couch watching Netflix.

4:14 p.m. — A caller reported she was receiving threatening calls. An officer took the call and explained to the subject that an officer just left her place. A call was made to her probation officer to have them check on her.

5:17 p.m. — Carroll County Dispatch advised receiving a call where the subject said something about a murder charge and protection before hanging up on the dispatcher. An officer read the message and stated an officer was just at the subject’s place.

8:25 p.m. — A subject called to have an officer sent to his restaurant to talk to one of his servers because a couple had walked out on their tab. An officer responded and found it was a dine and dash.

11:50 p.m. — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a subject for driving while intoxicated, violating the city speeding ordinance and driving left of center.

Aug. 5

2:45 a.m. — An officer responded to Center Street to remove some cones that were blocking the street.

7:23 p.m. — An officer responded to an accident involving two motorcycles and one vehicle. The officer controlled traffic, and Life Flight was called to transfer one of the subjects in the accident. A report was taken.

8:34 p.m. — A call was received about an intoxicated male who was asked to leave an area business but would not. An officer responded and arrested the subject.

8:36 p.m. — An area restaurant called to report one male and one female racked up a $56 tab and ran, driving away in a green Ford Ranger. An officer responded. No report was taken.

11:41 p.m. — An officer arrested a subject on a Eureka Springs warrant for failure to appear.

Aug. 6

12:45 a.m. — An officer responded to a report of an intoxicated male in front of an area bar. The subject was arrested for public intoxication.

2:18 a.m. — An officer responded to a noise complaint on Mountain Street and spoke with the parties involved. They were advised to keep it down.

3:00 a.m. — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office advised of a disturbance on Linwood Street. An officer responded and arrested a subject for public intoxication, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief in the second degree.

1:45 p.m. — A caller advised his car had been hit by the trolley, and the trolley did not stop. An officer responded. A supervisor was on the scene when the officer arrived, and the situation was being worked out. No report was taken.

3:15 p.m. — A caller advised of an RV blocking vehicles in a parking lot. An officer responded and spoke to the complainant.

3:28 p.m. — A caller reported her neighbor’s dog was in her yard. An officer responded and advised the dog was off the property.

4:28 p.m. — A caller reported her daughter missing after she did not come home. An officer responded and took a report. The daughter returned home later.

8:53 p.m. — A caller advised he was assaulted at a nearby hotel. An officer responded and took a report.

9:58 p.m. — A caller advised of a loud commotion. An officer responded to the area and spoke to the complainant, who advised that the possible subjects had left the area. Carroll County Sheriff’s Office was notified.

10:56 p.m. — An officer responded to an area motel to the report of guests disturbing other guests. The officer spoke with the individuals in questions and advised them to quiet down for the night.

11:14 p.m. — An officer responded to an area motel to speak with a guest who was concerned for her welfare.